Russian Studies
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UK
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Queen Mary University of London
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On Campus (Full Time)
3 years-
PhD Studentship
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Unspecified
On Campus (Full Time) Position Details (PhD Program)
Research and teaching in the Russian Studies programme from Queen Mary University of London covers a wide range of areas, both conceptually and geographically, around language, literature, theory, history and culture from Russia and the former Soviet world.
The Russian Studies Russian Studies degree at Queen Mary University of London Queen Mary University of London has a longstanding expertise in Soviet cinema and writing, memory and trauma in 20th Russia, and 19th century literature and culture, with seminal studies on Chekhov, Dziga Vertov and films of the holocaust, among others.
Features
- There is also a strong focus on Russophone and postcolonial studies, with the department being one of the few in the world where students can study post-Soviet literature and film from the Caucasus and Central Asia.
- Decolonial approaches are also increasingly permeating Russian language teaching, including translation practice and theory, another particular strength of the department.
Curriculum:
- 19th century Russian literature
- Soviet literature
- Soviet cinema
- Memory and trauma in twentieth century Russia
- Russophone postcolonial theory, literature and culture